Farm growth in Sept quarter muted at 1.7 % on high base, kharif fall

Around 52.5% of Gross Value Added in the sector is based on livestock products, forestry and fisheries

Agriculture and allied activities grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2017-18 as compared to the same period last year, and also sequentially, due to the impact of a high base and drop in kharif grain production.

Some experts said July-September or Q2 was anyway a lean period for farming, coming between two harvests.

The fall puts into question the hope of agriculture seeing four-plus per cent growth in 2017-18. It's also a reversal of the trend from the first quarter, when agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices was higher than that in current prices, pointing to